SOUTHPOINTE, Pa.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—August 25, 2008—
ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software
and technologies designed to optimize product development processes,
today announced that preliminary performance data for its software
running on Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 will be highlighted during
the 2008 International ANSYS Conference to be held in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, in late August. The preliminary data shows substantial
performance gains when running software from ANSYS on the new Windows
operating system. Performance data will be presented at the ANSYS booth
in the conference exhibition hall at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26.

“ANSYS invests significant resources in
optimization of our software for high-performance computing (HPC), and
we have achieved some impressive performance gains on the latest
solution from Microsoft,” said Chris Reid,
vice president, marketing at ANSYS, Inc. “The
combination of ANSYS software and Windows HPC Server 2008 enhances
cluster computing as an option for our customers who need more HPC
capacity in order to expand the role of simulation in their engineering
process — allowing engineers to work with
larger data sets and perform complex analysis with shorter turnaround
time.” ANSYS plans full support for Windows
HPC Server 2008 in upcoming software releases.

High-performance computing uses supercomputers and computer clusters to
solve the advanced computing problems that are inherent in engineering
simulation. Windows HPC Server 2008 combines the power of a Windows
64-bit server platform with out-of-the-box functionality to improve
productivity and reduce complexity of users’
HPC environment. It provides a comprehensive set of deployment,
administration and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage and
integrate with existing infrastructure.

Early adopters of the solution include Spraying Systems Co., a
world-leading manufacturer of industrial spray productsfor
chemical, power, pharmaceutical and other process industries. Spraying
Systems Co. invested in a Windows-based cluster in 2007, leveraging
their existing Windows-based infrastructure and expertise. “The
biggest benefit,” said Rudolf Schick, vice
president of spray analysis and research services at Spraying Systems
Co., “has been the speed at which the company
can achieve even complex computations, which has increased up to
12-fold. Using a dual or quad-core workstation is fine for smaller
simulations, but for complex extensive simulations, even multi-core
workstations couldn’t complete the
computations in a reasonable timeframe. We were delighted to obtain such
dramatic results from our investment in a Windows cluster.”

“As engineering simulations become more
complex, customers using workstations are looking to move up to
high-performance computing to improve performance and meet tight project
schedules. Our relationship with ANSYS is key to Microsoft’s
commitment to helping companies get better products to market faster,”
said Kyril Faenov, general manager of HPC at Microsoft. “Windows
HPC Server 2008 makes computing capacity more easily deployable and
maintainable within existing infrastructures. Typical HPC solutions can
be costly and complex, so we have designed a Windows-based HPC solution
to meet performance objectives for engineering simulations while still
being easy to deploy, use and manage.”

ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering
simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and
designers across a broad spectrum of industries. The Company focuses on
the development of open and flexible solutions that enable users to
analyze designs directly on the desktop, providing a common platform for
fast, efficient and cost-conscious product development, from design
concept to final-stage testing and validation. The Company and its
global network of channel partners provide sales, support and training
for customers. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., with
more than 60 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc.
and its subsidiaries employ approximately 1,700 people and distribute
ANSYS products through a network of channel partners in over 40
countries. Visit
www.ansys.com for
more information.

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